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CAD 217 - Statics & Strength of Materials


Last Date of Approval: Fall 2021

3 Credits
Total Lecture Hours: 45
Total Lab Hours: 0
Total Clinical Hours: 0
Total Work-Based Experience Hours: 0

Course Description:
The student will learn and apply concepts of statics and dynamics to various design challenges. Students will use diagrams, calculations, and computers to construct simple designs under various loading conditions and analyze them for the effects of loading.

Prerequisites/Corequisites: None

Mode(s) of Instruction: traditional/face-to-face

Credit for Prior Learning: There are no Credit for Prior Learning opportunities for this course.

Course Fees: None

Common Course Assessment(s): None

Student Learning Outcomes and Objectives:
Outcome 1: Create a force diagram of a specific mechanism or part. Then use the force diagram to generate a set of force and torque equations describing the mechanism or part to solve problems.

Outcome 2: Solve a truss problem using method of joints or method of sections and solve a frame problem by resolving the frame into its parts. Outcome 3: Solve problems in topics related to statics and strength of materials.

Course Objectives: 

  • Create a force diagram of a specific mechanism or part.
  • Use a force diagram to generate a set of force equations describing the mechanism or part.
  • Use a force diagram to generate a set of torque equations describing the mechanism or part.
  • Define the concept of net force and solve problems related to net force.
  • Define the concept of net torque and solve problems related to net torque.
  • Define the concept of equilibrium and solve problems related to equilibrium.
  • Define the concept of distributed load and solve problems related to distributed loads on beams. 
  • Solve a truss problem using method of joints.
  • Solve a truss problem using method of sections.
  • Solve a frame problem by resolving the frame into its parts.
  • Calculate the centroid and/or center of mass of a figure.
  • Define the characteristics of friction and use the friction equation to solve related problems.



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